6 people including the President of the local chapter of the Bacchus Motorcycle club are in custody following a 6 month investigation involving 4 local police agencies.
Simultaneous raids at Nature's Way in Saint John, Shamper's Bluff Road in Kingston and Route 102 Public Landing where meth, pot, prescription pills, guns, bullets, brass knuckles and 4 grand in cash were seized.
44 year old Brian Schofield of Public Landing , also President of the Saint John Bacchus Motorcycle Club, pled guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking. He was released on house arrest and will reappear in court for sentencing on September 5th and to plead on other charges.
39 year old Ryan Wallace of Kingston, a former member of the motorcycle club, faces drugs including possession and trafficking and for having two unlicensed rifles. He remains in custody and is due in court on Monday for a bail hearing.
28 year old Lia Olde Damink of Kingston faces several charges including possession of percocet for the purpose of trafficking, possession of two unlicensed rifles and with stealing a drug from the Regional Hospital. She has a court date next month.
39 year old Blaine Beddow of Saint John, a former striker of the Saint John Bacchus Motorcycle Club, faces multiple drugs charges for production, trafficking and more. He's being held in custody until a bail hearing on Monday.
A 32 Saint John woman and a 42 year old Public Landing woman will be in court later to face drug charges.